8. In many places in China, the old over 90 ____ not only by their family but also by the government. A. is taking good care B. are taken good care of C. is taking good care of D. are taken good care

9. If Mg ___ in O2, we ____ MgO and it ____ chemical change. A. will burn; get; calls B. burns; will get; called C. will burn; can get; is calling

D. burns; well get; is called

10. John is a funny boy; he often makes his classmates _____. A. laughing B. to laugh C. laugh D. laughed

11. Mary is used to _____ a T-shirt and jeans.

A. wear B. put on C. wearing D. putting on

12. — Mr. Wang’s never been to Canada, has he?

—____. He went there on business last week.

A. No, he hasn’t. B. Yes, he has. C. No, he has. D. Yes, he hasn’t.

13. —Could you please tell me _____ ?

—Sorry, you can turn to Mr. Lee for help. A．how long can man live without water B．whether Yao Ming would play for Rockets or not

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C．how I can keep myself safe from the flu D．why did a serious landslide happen in Zhouqu, Gansu Province

14. —What will the world be in 20 years?

— There will be _____ pollution if ____ people drive cars.

A. more, fewer B. less, fewer C. less, more D. more, less

15. --- Ice and snow activities are so popular here!

--- Yes. With the ____ of modern tourism, who would like to count the cold hours at home in winter?

A. agreement B. development C. experiment D. suggestion

二．阅读理解

(A)

Tea, coffee and cocoa are three major drinks all over the world. Tea is drunk by the largest number of people in the world. Tea, as well as silk and porcelain, began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export since then.

Tea has a history of over 4, 000 years and China is the home of tea. In ancient China, tea was used as a kind of medicine, while nowadays people drink tea daily.

Longjing, Pu'er, Wulong and Tieguanyin are all famous tea. Thanks to the mild climate and rich soil in Fujian, Zhejiang and Yunnan, tea is produced mainly in these provinces.

The word for tea in different languages came from Chinese, like "cha'i" in Russian. And the Japanese character for tea is written exactly the same as it is in Chinese.

Over the past centuries, Chinese people have developed their unique tea culture, which includes tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making, tea drinking and so on. Tea is also popular in some sayings, like "A friendship between gentlemen is like a cup of tea." In dances, songs, poems and novels, tea is often mentioned. loo.

根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案 (10分)。

16. How many drinks are mentioned in this passage? （ ）

A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.

17. Tea is produced mainly in Fujian, Zhejiang and Yunnan because__________.

A. they are all big provinces B. they are all close to the sea

C. there are quite a lot of mountains there D. the climate ia mild and

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the soil is rich there

18. The underlined sentence “A friendship between gentlemen is like a cup of tea. “ in the last paragraph means_________. （ ）

A. 一个朋友就是一杯茶 B. 君子之交淡如水 C. 看到朋友就会想起茶 D. 绅士才能够喝茶

19. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? （ ）

A. Tea, cocoa and silk are important Chinese exports. B. Tea has more than 1, 000 years of history. C. Japan is the home of tea. D. In ancient China, people used t ea as a kind of medicine.

20. Which is the best title for the passage? （ ）

A. China's Tea Culture B. A Saying of Tea C. Drinks in the World

D. Tea and Coffee

（B）

Do you know why different animals or pests （昆虫） have their special colors? Colors in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves. Some birds like eating locusts （蝗虫）, but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colors together with the change of the colors of crops（庄稼）. When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same brown color as crops have. Some other pests with different colors from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.

If you study the animal life, you’ll find the main use of coloring is to protect themselves. Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters （猎人）. This is because they have the colors much like the trees.

Have you ever noticed an even stranger act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid （液体）when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over （散开）, its enemies （敌人）cannot find it. And it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all.

21. From the passage we learn that locusts________.

A. are small animals B．are easily found by birds

C. aredangerous to their enemies D．change their colors to protect themselves

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22. How can pests with different colors from plants keep out of danger? A．They run away quickly. B．They have the colors much like their enemies. C．They hide themselves by day and appear at night.

D．They have to move quietly.

23. Bears and lions can keep safe because _________.

A．they have the colors much like the trees B．they move quietly C．they like brown and gray colors D．they live in forests

24. Why can the kind of fish live up to now?

A．Because it is very and strong. B．Because the liquid it sends out can help it escape from its enemies. C．Because the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies. D．Because it swims faster than any other fish.

25. Which is the best title for this passage?

A．The Change of Colors for Animals and Pests B．Colors of Different Animals and Pests C．The Main Use of Colors for Animals and Pests

D．Some Animals and Pests

三、阅读理解第二节。

My version(视力) is getting worse. I can’t even see what is five feet away from me without glasses. ①我拒绝戴眼镜，though I know I need to. I’m afraid they will make me look ugly. Besides, I can do well without them. These were my thoughts two years ago, when I was in the sixth grade. An embarrassing experience taught me that what I was thinking was wrong.

②School has been out for two months. I was going to junior high school soon, where I was sure that looks are everything. So the question still remained there. Should I, Or should I not, wear glasses? The question was still in my mind when my family and I attended a wedding(婚礼) late in the summer.

During the wedding, I drank too much juice. Soon after it ended, I walked quickly to the bathroom. Since it was an emergency(紧急) and I couldn’t clearly see which door was ③marked boys. I just opened the nearest door and entered the restroom.

Unluckily, I had entered the wrong restroom. But I didn’t know this until I heard a scream(尖叫声) coming from the entrance when I was washing my hands .

After that, I decided to wear the ugly-looking glasses. I didn’t really ④care about what people thought of me any more, because I never wanted to enter the wrong bathroom again.

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On the first day of seventh grade, ⑤my friends didn’t make fun of

me. Instead they gave me compliments. They thought the glasses

made me look more cute and more natural.

So if you know something is right, just do it. ⑥It doesn’t matter

what others think of you. All that matters is what you think of yourself

—and that you can see where you are going!

26. (A) 试写出文中③处划线部分mark的汉语意思：_____ . (B)

用一个适当的英语单词替代文中④处划线部分care about： _____________________.

27. 根据文中①处的汉语提示，用英语将句子补充完整：

_________________________________________________________

____ .

28.写出文中②处划线部分的同义句：School _____ _____ two

months ago.

29. 将文中⑤处划线部分合并成一句：

My friends gave me compliments _____ _____ _____ fun of

me.

30.将文中⑥处的划线部分翻译成汉语：

_________________________________________________________

_____ .

（D）

The time may be 10 a．m．in Beijing and 2 a．m．in New York．It is

set on the same time? Greenwich Mean Time．This is because in l884,

many nations met to decide how to prevent the confusion（混乱）

made by almost every town having its own time． Such a time rule

was devised（设计）by Sir Sanford Fleming（1827-1915）．He was an

engineer who lived in Canada．He held a meeting in 1884 to discuss

the time problem．He suggested that there should be 24 meridians

（子午线）dividing the world into 24 time zones（时区）．The zero

meridian would pass through the village of Greenwich near

London．The time at Greenwich would be called Greenwich Mean

Time，and at each of the 24 meridian lines，the time would go forward

or backwards by one hour．

Twenty-seven nations agreed to this suggestion，and since then GMT

has been the centre of time-keeping for all nations．Most nations have

only one time zone，however，large nations such as the USA and

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Australia are divided into several time zones．

31．What time is it in New York when it is 10 a．m．in Beijing?

32．Who devised Greenwich Mean Time?

33．When was the meeting held to discuss the time problem?

34．How many nations agreed to Greenwich Mean Time?

35．Does Australia have only one time zone?

Note-taking is a skill that can help you do well in all your schoolwork. It can make you confident when you are studying. But unluckily, most students

don't know how to take notes. If your teacher writes notes on the blackboard, that's great. You can copy them or write down the most important facts of all in class. Different teachers do things differently.

For example, some teachers may focus on (关注) lots of dates and facts in class,but they only write the important ones on the blackboard.

Other teachers may not write anything down, but they may repeat them.

Don't try to write down every word in class, or you might miss some important points. Some students really learn better with the help of these notes. Don't be afraid to ask your teacher to repeat what you're missed. If your teacher speaks too fast and you can't follow what he is saying, you can ask him after class. Comparing (对比) your notes with your classmates' can be good for your learning. It can also help you and your classmates correct some mistakes. Note-taking also needs organization. Keep notes for each subject in one place, so that you can find everything easily when a test

comes. Good note-taking takes time. If you decide to recopy your notes every evening, you'll surely have less time to watch TV. But you'll save time in the coming test.

1. Note-taking can help you _______ all your schoolwork and _______ when you are studying.

2. Different teachers do things differently. Some of them like to tell their students many dates and facts but they only _______ on the blackboard; others may repeat them instead of _______.

3. If you miss some important points or can't follow your teacher in class, don't _______ to ask him or just compare your notes with _______.

4. Surely, you won't _______ to watch TV if you decide to _______ every evening.

（36） . This becomes a problem, because most (37) love home cooking! The food tastes good and warm, and a family meal brings everyone (38). In some families, meals are often the only times everyone (39)one another at the same time.

Another reason people enjoy home cooking is that it is often a way of (40) love. A parent who makes some cookies is not just satisfying a

(41) sweet tooth. She or he is sending a message. The message says, “I care about you enough to spend an hour making cookies that you will eat up (42)fifteen minutes if I let you.”

There is also something about the smell of home cooking. The smell of home cooking pleases people of (43) ages. It makes most of us feel good and (44), even if we are the ones doing the cooking! Next time you smell a cake making, stop(45)and pay attention to your mood（心情）.

I have to ask for a leave for three days , because my mother is badly ill

and needs me to take care of her , besides , my father cannt look after

her now .I will go back to school to make up for my lessons as soon

as my mother is better .

Ii Hao

52. Earth Hour

Earth Hour started in Sydney at 7:30 pm. On March 31, 2007. More

than 2.2 million homes turned off their lights for an hour. On March

27, 2010 over 125 countries took part in it, and in our country 33

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cities also took part in it. The activity aims to save energy and improve climate. We have different ways to spend the dark hours such as having dinner with our family in the candlelight and sharing stories with our friends. We can also have parties or take a walk in the parks.